Failure v. Success

I wrote a post titled, A History of Failure Does Not Create A Future of Success, in which I argue that socialism's failed policies are not the way to a better future.

But the old saw about Thomas Edison "failing" over 200 times to create the light bulb can appear to be an defense against my argument.

If you take the light bulb as a metaphor for government policy, then the "Thomas Edison" defense is wrong.

Thomas Edison did not use the same filament over and over again trying to make the light bulb work. He used different filaments until he found the one that worked and stuck with it (carbonized sewing thread). And then he improved upon that until the light bulb and its filament were perfected.

Conservatism is the working incandescent light bulb. Yes it has its problems but it is still a far superior product to the "new" coiled fluorescent light bulbs liberals want to force upon us. Coiled light bulbs that do not work nearly as well, are far more expensive, and when they break are toxic.

Like Thomas Edison's invention, the light of Conservatism works, burns brighter, costs less, and when something bad happens is far easier and safer to clean up.

Let's stick to our Conservative core values of building upon success, not repeating failures and shine a bright light upon our future.

For if we switch to the dimmer light of liberalism and socialism, we will soon find ourselves in the dark. As I said before, a history of failure does not create a future of success.